Shark biologist Michelle Passerotti led the 2024 Coastal Shark Bottom Longline Survey. Despite poor weather, they completed ~50% of the stations, caught nearly 2k sharks, tagged 1.7k. Details in her new blog: bit.ly/3RYiceh. #SharkWeek #NEFSCSurveys #NEFSCSharkScience

National Science Foundation video about thresher sharks buff.ly/3zCww5W

Great to have Michelle Passerotti from NOAA Fisheries kicking off our #SharkScience workshop MBA - Marine Biological Association #MBA140 🦈

#mba #patsmithdatabase Michelle from #NOAA kicking off the shark day Plymouth today. Really excited for a fab day of collaborative science

“Recreational anglers are really the ones who have made this science possible”. Michelle Passerotti from NOAA Fisheries kicks the day off with an introduction and summary of the NOAA Cooperative Shark Tagging Programme - the longest shark tagging programme in the world!

We are incredibly lucky to have John Carlson #NOAA speaking to us today on how we age sharks #mba #patsmithdatabase

Michelle Passerotti NOAA Fisheries Bryce Stewart MBA - Marine Biological Association Shark Hub UK Simon Thomas from Pat Smith Database Shark Hub UK presents an introduction and summary of the Pat Smith Database - an angler-led data collection programme on UK recreational shark angling catches - along with insights from the data so far on blue sharks in the UK

@patsmithdatabase ⁦NOAA⁩ MBA ⁦Angling Trust⁩ Hannah giving us a talk about engagement with anglers at Shark day here in Plymouth

In 1884 there was a great debate about concerns of overfishing which resulted in the formation of MBA - Marine Biological Association Today, 140 years later another great debate is taking place about positive collaboration for fisheries research working with & including the fishing and angling community.

Recent study suggests Mediterranean & Atlantic #bluesharks genetically distinct.🧬 With 90% population declines, Mediterranean blue sharks - listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN - risk maintaining a stable level of genetic diversity. Read more: bit.ly/3W8lMop

Hugely ground to be working with the fantastic scientists from NOAA and all the skippers and anglers who are working on this project #NEFSCFSharkScience #PatSmithdatabase

Last week, we hosted an exciting collaborative workshop to discuss all things #SharkScience, highlighting the crucial role of data collection and the collaboration between scientists and anglers 🦈

Thanks again to everyone who came to our #SharkScience workshop last week, it was great have such a diverse range of speakers & lots of lively discussions 🙏 Hats off to our visitors from NOAA Fisheries & to all the skippers and anglers who are crucial to this research 🦈

If anyone sees any tiny blue sharks this year in the S and west of the U.K. (lesser spotted dogfish size) could they send a picture. We are particularly interested in the underside of the pup as it will allow NOAA to age the fish & get an idea of how close the pupping occurred

At the #SeafishCLG meeting this week I was asked to talk about what resilient #fisheries might look like. Here's my 'Starter for 10', followed by what we need to avoid or recover from. I look forward to your thoughts! 🐟

It is amazing how far a blue shark can travel. They are truly the masters of the open ocean

We are appalled and angered by the violence unfolding on our streets at the hands of far right groups. No one should have to live in fear of being attacked for following their daily routine, practicing their faith, or simply existing. For thousands of young people the threat of

Good to see this article out, but I shouldn’t of been listed as the sole author!

For those following 'Tasha', the blue ##shark we SPOT tagged with NOAA Fisheries & ExeterMarine here are her movements over the last month. She's clearly favouring France, maybe for the #Olympics but more likely the Ushant front (HT John Carlson & Simon Thomas) 🦈